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Gender Issues in Child Labor

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.contributor.editor Holtz, Paul
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T14:27:27Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T14:27:27Z
dc.date.issued 2005-08
dc.description.abstract This note reviews the available evidence on developing effective policies against child labor, outlining it requires attention to gender differences among working children. This is so because standard definitions of child labor tend to underestimate girls' work, because economic activities of boys and girls differ by country and industry; because determinants of child labor may differ by gender; and, because the consequences of child labor may differ by gender. A number of policy implications stem from evidence presented in this note, i.e., that including time use modules in household surveys would capture unpaid household chores performed by children, thereby providing more accurate estimates of total work time; interventions to reduce child labor should address its specific causes, and should recognize that these causes may differ by gender. The determinants of child labor should be examined by running separate regressions for boys and girls, or by interacting the gender dummy, with the main explanatory variables. Furthermore, investing in water infrastructure, providing low-cost child care, and increasing access to health care facilities can significantly reduce the time that girls spend on household chores, thereby increasing their school attendance. Finally, interventions aimed directly at increasing children's schooling-such as providing subsidies for school fees, reducing distance to schools, and improving school quality-are also likely to reduce the prevalence of child labor. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6331589/gender-issues-child-labor
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11210
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries PREM Notes; No. 100
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCESS TO HEALTH
dc.subject ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subject ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
dc.subject ACCOUNT
dc.subject ARMED CONFLICT
dc.subject CHILD CARE
dc.subject CHILD CARE COSTS
dc.subject CHILD HEALTH
dc.subject CHILD LABOR
dc.subject CHILD LABOR PREVENTION
dc.subject CHILD LABOUR
dc.subject DOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subject EARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subject EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subject ENROLLMENT
dc.subject ENROLLMENT RATE
dc.subject FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject GENDER
dc.subject GENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subject GENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subject GENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subject GENDER ISSUES
dc.subject INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject OLDER CHILDREN
dc.subject OLDER GIRLS
dc.subject PARENTS
dc.subject PARTICIPATION RATES
dc.subject READING
dc.subject SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subject SCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subject SCHOOLING
dc.subject SCHOOLS
dc.subject SOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subject STREET CHILDREN
dc.subject WATER COLLECTION
dc.subject WORKING CHILDREN
dc.subject YOUNG CHILDREN
dc.title Gender Issues in Child Labor en
dc.title.alternative Temas de genero en trabajo infantil La problematique hommes-femmes dans le travail des enfants en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Gender
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/08/6331589/gender-issues-child-labor
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000012009_20051007133302
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 6331589
okr.identifier.report 33753
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/10/07/000012009_20051007133302/Rendered/PDF/337530rev0premnote100.pdf en
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Development
okr.topic Urban Development :: Street Children
okr.topic Governance :: Youth and Governance
okr.topic Social Development :: Children and Youth
okr.topic Education :: Primary Education
okr.unit Office of VP & Head of Network (PRMVP)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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